Questions

Sociology of religion is the study of the beliefs, practices and organizational forms of religion using the tools and methods of the discipline of sociology.

Hence, Sociological analysis of religion is concerned with patterns of religious activity and their effect on social life.

• The Habeas Corpus writ is issued to produce a person who has been detained, whether in prison or in private custody, before a court and to release him if such detention is found illegal.

• The right to habeas corpus has been used by the Indian judiciary effectively only in order to secure the release of a person from illegal detention.

• If the detained person is unable to seek the writ of habeas corpus, someone else mayact so on his behalf.

1) G.V. Mavalankar (1952-56)

2) M.A. Ayyangar (1956-57 & 1957-62)

3) Hukam Singh (1962-67)

4) N. Sanjiva Reddy (1967-69)

5) Gurdial Singh Dhillon (1969-1971 & 1971-1975)

6) Bali Ram Bhagat (19976-77)

7) K.S. Hegde (1977-80)

8) Balram Jakhar (1980-1984 & 1984-1989)

9) Rabi Ray (1989-91)

10) Shivraj Patil (1991-96)

11) P.A. Sangma (1996-98)

12) G.M.C. Balayogi (1998-99 & 1999-2002)

 13) Manohar Joshi (2002-04)

14) Somnath Chatterjee (2004-09)

15) Meira Kumar (2009-14)

16) Sumitra Mahajan (2014-19)

17) Om Birla (2019 -)